The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-06-17
LOCAL Il W

Hucklebcrrics are now turning and ii
they are not visited by 4 frost there will be
an immense cron.
"Gyp'' was locked out Of the First
National again the other night and raised
particular on account thereof, bnt to no
purpose.
An act of the recent legislature provides
that notices of sales of real estate need
be posted only four weeks, instead of two
months as heretofore.
The red-head cut worms have made their
appearance in large numbers in some parts
Of the county and are playing havoc with
much growing corn and other vegetation.
Prophet Murray, of Vineland, prognos-
ticates that a drought will set in before
July /; that there will be an unusual num-
Der of terrific thunder storms this summer,
and that q terrible disease will appear
which will battle the physicians.
There has been but one May as warm as
the one that is Just over for sixteen years,
and perhaps longer, and people curious
about weather wisdom will be interested
in noting that there has been but n May
as dry as May, 1887, for the same term of
time.
The United State Supreme Court has
confirmed the validity of the alleged Mel
son w. Green patent on pipe wells, and all
who use q driven well of this character are
liable to damages for infringement or the
"payElent OF royalty to the owners OF the
patent.
Two lightning-rod agents have been
working the old dodge on the farmers in
the upper part Of the State. At least a
dozen farmers have signed papers they
never read, only to find that they had
1fnn e. IT, ,A1a Asnrs
placed on their houses.
Mr.. Applegate, inventor OF Applcgate's
electric alarm and mating, on Tuesday
fitted the residence of Miss III. III. Flanagan
throughout with his improved apparatus,
which serves as a complete protection
against the unauthorized entrance of any
person into the domicile.
The Supreme Court has decided that dis
trict courts have no jurisdiction i'll cases
where the amount claimed for penalty is
over 500. This decision has Just been
giyen in a case appealed from the Second
District Court of Newark in which judg-
ment for 5000 was given for the plaintiff.
The State Board of Agriculture have ap-
propriated $50 for the more general spread
inc of the weather reports among farmers
Steps were also taken looking into the
feasibility Of securing Autographs Of in
sects, showing which insects are of benefit
to the farmer and which are destructive.
The annual report of the Board just pub
lished will be sent to about five thousand
farmers
State Dairy Commissioner Newton
wants to ascertain the quality Of milk
secured from Ilolstein ows as the stale
ment has been made that the milk obta in
ed from these animals is not equal to that
given by Jerseys, which statement is strong
ly denied by owners of Holsteins. 70 set
tie the matter, the State deputies are in
structed to secure samples and analyses
will be made
s'To discontinue an advertisement, ="
says John Wanamaker, sis like taking
down your sign. If you want to do BUSH
ness you must let the public know it.
Standing advertisements when changed
frequently, are better and cheaper than
reading notices. They look more sub
stantial aud business like, and inspire con
fidence. | would as soon think of doing
business without clerks as without adver-
Using"
,Jeweler Massey employs his hours of
recreation in the care of a garden which,
though small, we will venture to say is
not to be beat, il equal!ed, by any other
garden in this neighborhood. He has
lima beans to the top of the pole, tomatoes
two or three inches in diameter, and other
vegetables ssaccordin." Mr.. Massey's
strong ''holt'' is on grapes, OF which he has
nine or more different varieties, vines less
than three years old growing luxuriantly
and loaded with weli-deyeloped fruit.